The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-07

nhu ~ 10 kioWuk' Az Cubts u w JUN,
and this, with the collections, goes to
disseminate free land literature both
in New York city and throughout the
country. For instance the night OF
the McGlynn parade $4,000 tracts
were distributed. They cost probably
ten cent hundred. The workers, OF
couree, have to be furnished with ra-
tons. Only the other night at the
Academy OF Music, at one OF the so
ciety's meetings, after the hat had
been passed around, q sum we'll on the
way TO $500 had been scared, George
rebuked the audience for the smallness
OF the offering and passed the hat the
second time.
Enrolled In the George club orgsni-
cations there are between 10000 and
5000 names. They have made house
to house canvass in the tenement
house district and they expect to carry
ten Assembly districts next fall. They
are the Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Twelfth,
Fourteenth, fifteenth, Sixteenth,
Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Twen-
tieth, with q good fighting chance In
the Twenty-second and First, where
they elected Aldermen last fall. In
these districts thes'George party in
tends to run straight candidates for
Assemblymen and Aldermen and
they will run them TO elect them.
The whole labor OF the party is on the
young men. They are more enthusi.
astic than their fathers. The United
Labor party In Brooklyn 10 organized
In like fashion rs the labor party OF
New York. In addition to the work
In the two cities much las been &C.
complished In the way Of organizi.
ton in the interior towns and cities OF
New York. The method Is 10 visit the
leaders OF the Knights OF Labor ard
trade unions Ia each town. They are
usually in sympathy with the move.
ment. After some business meeting OF
tho labor organization the members
are asked to remain. The Land ard
Labor Club Ia then formed, and II the
place 10 q large one other Land and
Labor Cubs are formed also. They
are grouped by Assembly Districts,
and as such will act In the State this
fall. All the towns along the main
lines OF the Erie and New York Cen
trail roads have been organized. The
strongest labor towns In the State are
In q bunch at the foot OF the Erie
canal, Troy, Cohoes, Gresnbush and
East Albany, Gloysrsville, Port Jervis,
Elmifa, Auburn, Syracuse, Ithaca and
Hoosio Falls. Several OF these places
were carried by the labor men In the
spriog election.
George has succeeded under the
prestige OF the 6S, 900 votes expressed
Tor him a. mayor last autumn. The
grave question which now conffonta
him Ia, can he continue TO succeed In
his effort TO draw the labor organlz 4.
lions around him. Even George him.
self must admit that he cannot unless
there Is enough popular interest 10
his land theory 10 make oil eubordi
nate 10 IL. This is extremely doubtful
In the campaign last fall George thre Y
himself into the thick with oil the or
aggerstions Of the advocate. He car
touch nothing, do nothing, without
making the land point foremost
Mayor Hewitt tells. about employ
ing him when he, George. first cam,
10 New York, or soon after, 10 look OF
and classify properly the facts regard
irg the state OF wage workers, etc
thinking that through his sympathy
and previous study he might prove At
Efficient aid in digging up the bed rool
statistics OF tho situstion. The result,
showed that the fiery little labor sgi
tator was utterly unable 10 sum up OF
touch any gwen line OF facts without
bringing mp with the land point. Thi
was the foundation for the cam paigr
story that Mayor Hewitt had ono,
employed George ~ his secretary,
story which the latter repeatedly ant
vehemently denied upon the stumI
and In published interviews. Beior,
the election Mayor Hewitt character
istic ally refused to make q statemen
touching the case, bat a. the thin,
was too good 10 keep has since Let |
out 10 lew friends. This IL the fra
time the story has appeared IN print
| His opponeuta claim that In the con
duct Of his eight for political powe
George makes the mistake Of substiul
ing a part for the whole. No isi
minded person who knows the MAJ
will deny his honesty; but his honest,
10 the hobesly OF the fanatic. The cir
culalion Of his paper, the Standard,
dwindlins. At the outset 1t was phe
nomenal owing 10 the boom given
on the New York news stands by tn
Mc0lynn matter. The people or
growing a tline tired OF DR.. McCilynl
mere In the metropolis. The recen
demonstration In his honor wa
doomed Tor al II was worth; from th
advertising point OF view nothing VA
left uddone. II was graysly announce,
that 1900 men would bs In line, an,
yet when the night came for th
parade, with the elements auspiciou,
bare 600 struggled by the gran,
stand. IL was hisco OF the wora
sort. George himself Ia not c lnsum
mate politician. He 10 too blunt an,
ouispoken and creates too many an
tagonisms. lie malos enemies. Then
too, his sudden success has added 20
vanity originally abnormal. His 800
sooialistic adherenis In New York CIT
form . discordant element. II 10 nc
altogether certain that they will con
tinue 10 follow blindly whore he ma
choose toIlead. lawrence Greenland
: . socialist and labor party man, ha
ust bro usht out q pamphlet In v hio
tho land theories Of George are hand
led without gloves. lie maintain
. that u In mans labor which make
: the value Of land. In spu olished Ia
tefviss he complains bitterly IN
I there has been altogether too niue
hero worship OF late. lie thinks tha
. George, McGlynn, Mr.. Backln, Loui
, Post and Barnes are running thine
> with too high hand, and insists tbs
? the party must be Teorgau red upo
, n broader basis, or the socialists wi
. cave II. Time, that important eli
q ment, will ere lorg determine whl
. weight should attach 10 his utlerance
= The New York State Trades Assem-
= bly, has vet 20 meet. II ISIS comparl
2 lively old body that meets annual,
: II Is composed VI Representatives ifoi
!, various workingmen's organization
\ both trades unions and Knights {
J. Labor lts purpose Ia not 10 act 40 .
. independent political BODY, bnt I
4 pick oui the men nominated by all IN